What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: John Horrocks 1768-1804 Pioneer cotton manufacturer He built Preston’s first steam-powered cotton mill on this site in 1796. Recorded plaque organisation: Preston & South Ribble Civic Trust, Millennium Festival Awards For All.
John Horrocks was a pioneering cotton manufacturer who built Preston's first steam-powered cotton mill in 1796, significantly contributing to the industrialization of Lancashire and the British cotton industry.
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